If you want to join a club on PLAI, or you're already a member and want to add a child or another family member, the process starts in the same place.
Find and request to join a club
From your dashboard, tap Join or Create Club.
The Find Your Club search screen opens. Search for your club by name and select it from the results.
Tap Request to Join. Your request is sent to the club admin immediately, before you finish anything else.
You're taken to the Who needs a membership? screen.
Note: If the club is invite-only or closed, you won't see a Request to Join option, and you'll see: "This club is not currently accepting new member requests."
If you're already a member of a club and want to add a family member, use the same Join or Create Club entry point, or tap the kebab menu (⋮) on the club's page and select Add Membership to jump straight to the Who needs a membership? screen.
Choose who needs a membership
On the Who needs a membership? screen, you'll see your own profile and any linked family members (children).
Select yourself, one or more children, or both. At least one person must be selected before you can continue.
Parents can select a child without selecting themselves.
Anyone already a member, or with a pending request for this club, is shown as non-selectable ("Already a Member" or "Request Pending").
If you have no family members linked yet, you'll need to add one from your profile settings before you can register them for a club.
Fill in the registration form
For each person you selected, you'll be taken to a registration form built by the club admin.
Fill in all required fields (marked clearly on the form).
If the club has attached a handbook or acceptance document, you'll see a Sign & Accept button. Tap it.
A bottom sheet opens with a name field and an acceptance checkbox. Type your name as your digital signature and check the box.
Submit stays disabled until both the name field and the checkbox are filled in. Once they are, tap Submit.
The form returns to a preview showing your signed document.
Tap Save Registration Form.
Note: If the club hasn't attached a document, the Sign & Accept step is skipped entirely, so you can save the form directly.
Repeat this for each person you're registering. You can register a parent and a child, or several children, in the same session.
Submit your registration
Back on the Join a Club screen, you'll see everyone you're registering and whether their form is complete.
Tap Submit Registration + [X] Member(s), where X is the number of completed forms.
A status progression screen opens, showing: Application Sent → Awaiting Club Approval → Select Your Membership → You're In the Club.
Tap Return to Home to go back to your dashboard, where a registration status card now appears.
Important: Only members with a completed form are included in the count. If someone's form is still incomplete, they're flagged with a warning and left out of the submission until you finish their form.
If your club is set to auto-approve new members, the status screen shows a shorter path (Application Sent → You're In → Select Your Membership → You're In the Club), and you can move straight to selecting a membership.
FAQ
Can I register a child without joining the club myself?
Yes. A parent can add a child to a club without becoming a member themselves. The child's membership is entirely independent of the parent's.
What happens if I close the app partway through?
Your join request to the club admin was already sent as soon as you tapped
Request to Join. Any registration form you've saved is kept, so you can pick up where you left off. Forms you haven't saved yet aren't kept.